Workers' Compensation News
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Hospital Outpatient Fee Schedule Would Cut Payments by 7.6%
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02/19/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe Resource-Based Relative Value Scale outpatient fee schedule proposed by the California Division of Workers' Compensation is expected to cut maximum allowable payments to hospital...Read More
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Hub International Opens Benefits Office in San Francisco
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02/19/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Hub International Insurance Services has opened its “enterprise” commercial markets and benefits group office in the San Francisco financial district, the brokerage said in a press release.Prior to occupying the office at 180 Sutter St. in San Francisco, Hub commercial and be...Read More
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Heffernan Appoints Asst. VP for Orange County Branch
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02/18/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Heffernan Insurance Brokers has appointed Lisa Castagnola as assistant vice president at its Orange County, Calif. branch.Castagnola will focus on building the contractors niche for Heffernan in Southern California, the independent brokerage said in a press release.Heffernan ...Read More
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High Court Won't Revisit Firefighter's Breach of Contract Lawsuit
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02/18/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Texas Supreme Court is standing by its decision to vacate a jury's $127,500 award in favor of an injured firefighter based on his employer' breach of a settlement agreement that had resolved his workers' comp claim from an injury some 16 years prior.L...Read More
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High Court Says Exclusivity Will Shield Employer of Illegal Workers
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02/14/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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In a case of first impression, New York's highest court on Thursday unanimously ruled that workers' compensation exclusivity can shield an employer from tort liability for an employee's workplace injury, even if it has hired undocumented workers.The Court...Read More
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High Court Repudiates 'Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine'
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02/13/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Utah Supreme Court ruled that a general contractor could not be cited for a workplace safety violation by one of its subcontractors. Case: Hughes General Contractors v. Utah Labor Commission, No. 20120426, 01/31/2014, published.Fa...Read More
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High Court Seeks Clarification of What Is a 'Compensation Order'
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02/13/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: DC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The District of Columbia's highest court vacated an administrative decision denying an injured worker's request for additional benefits as being time-barred, saying that if the Compensation Review Board is going to change its view on whether a stipulation can serve as a compensation ord...Read More
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High Court Says Employer Not Liable in Tort for Power Saw Accident
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02/12/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: LA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment on a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a worker who was seriously injured by a power saw since its conduct did not rise to the level of an intentional tort. Case: Danos v. Boh...Read More
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House Considers Change in Retrospective Rating Plans
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02/11/2014
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Florida House will consider legislation that will allow employers and insurers to negotiate premiums for retrospective rating plans when the policies cover workers in multiple states.Rep. Ben Albritton, R-Bartow, filed House Bill 785 on Feb. 3. The legislation, sought by the Florida ...Read More
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High Court Tosses Appeal for Noncompliance with Filing Rules
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02/10/2014
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Nevada Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, ruled that strict compliance with the statutory filing requirements for challenging an administrative decision is mandatory and jurisdictional. Case: Liberty Mutual v. Thomasson, No. 59176, 02/06/2014, pub...Read More
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